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package interactivespaces.bridge.message.ros;

/**
 * A compiler for bridge specifications.
 *
 * @author Keith M. Hughes
 */
public interface RosMessageBridgeSpecificationCompiler {

  /**
   * Compile the source and give a specification.
   *
   * @param source
   *          the specification source
   *
   * @return the compiled specification
   */
  <SourceType, DestinationType> RosMessageBridgeSpecification<SourceType, DestinationType> compile(
      String source);
}
